Be Quiet! 12VHPWR PCIe Adapter Cable BC072

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Achieve cable management nirvana with the CableMod 12VHPWR 180 Degree Angled Adapter. This low profile adapter plugs into your graphic card’s 16-pin 12VHPWR port, and enables the power cable to be plugged in at a 180 degree angle. Featuring a reinforced PCB design and a sleek profile, this adapter helps increase clearance between the GPU and the side panel – perfect for today’s super wide GPUs. This is the newest v1.1 revision, which includes improved terminals and the new CEM 5.1 female connector. Nov. 2 Jon Gerow, director of R&D at Corsair and formerly of Jonnyguru.com, posts results from intentionally damaged 12VHPWR cable adapters under load and is unable to induce melting as well. Gerow was able to source multiple 12VHPWR adapter cables for destructive testing, and despite breaking off solder joints, he was unable to induce melting or a failure. He did note that some of the adapters weren’t constructed very well but even the worst of the batch passedstress testing without failing. Gerow concludes that some of the problems may have occurred when the owners didn’t fully seat the 12VHPWR adapter cables and also posts images of installed PCs where even a small gap of 1 mm could result in increased resistance. Our 12VHPWR 180 Degree Angled Adapter only protrudes 15.4mm from your graphics card, which means increased space and more clearance between your GPU and your side panel. This enables installation of super wide cards in more narrow chassis. Oct. 24 A few hours after the initial melting report on Reddit, renowned power supply reviewer and the principle behind PSU certification company Cybenetics, Aristeidis Bitziopoulos, attempts to replicate the melting 12VHPWR connector by subjecting it to 600 watt loads for more than 90 minutes. He is unable to damage the cable while seeing only a small thermal variance. It should be noted that the test used a native 12VHPWR cable on an ATX 3.0 power supply rather than Nvidia’s adapter. Bitziopoulos concludes the 12VHPWR connector doesn’t seem to be an issue in his testing.

Before we dive into the new 12VHPWR power connections, let’s first go over the old PCI Express six-pin and eight-pin connectors we have been using for over a decade now, and what they are capable of. It’s widely believed that the PCI Express six-pin power connectors have a maximum power limit of 75 watts, and the eight-pin ones have a maximum power limit of 150 watts, but this actually is not true. Nov. 4 A new post in the Nvidia subreddit, taken from a Facebook post of a Hong Kong-based RTX 4090 owner, is the first reported damaged 12VHPWR cable from a native cable plugged directly into a power supply. Previous to this report, all of the reported issues had only occurred in 12VHPWR adapter cables, not native cables. The following day, another person reports a melted connector using a native 12VHPWR cable from an ATX 3.0 power supply. This appears to dash hopes that a native plug would solve the problem.Nov. 1 Ronaldo Buassali of TecLab.net.br posts a longer video of testing from the original live stream with additional explanations of how he tested the 12VHPWR. Unlike most of the testing so far, which used actual GeForce RTX 4090 cards, Buassali physically removes the 12VHPWR connector from the GPU and wires it up for stress testing. This lets Buassali push the connector assembly well past the 600 watts called for, including loads of 900 watts, 1,200 watts and 1,500 watts. Buassali’s conclusion? The 12VHPWR connector itself is “well sized, so much so that it supported much more than its specification.” However, Buassali concludes that even though the connector can handle more than it’s rated for, a poorly inserted connector that creates resistance could indeed be behind the melting of the connector. Buassali also doesn’t rule out a batch of bad cables, but that implies a manufacturing issue, not a design problem. Nov 7 The number of confirmed failed connectors now numbers 23 on the Reddit megathread, with issues spread among many graphics card makers. Oddly, there are no Nvidia Founders Edition cards listed with failures. There are also five unconfirmed cases listed from other board makers as well. Achieve cable management nirvana with the CableMod 12VHPWR 90 Degree Angled Adapter. This low profile adapter plugs into your graphic card’s 16-pin 12VHPWR port, and enables the power cable to be plugged in at a 90 degree angle. Featuring a reinforced PCB design and a sleek profile, this adapter helps increase clearance between the GPU and the side panel – perfect for today’s super wide GPUs. This is the newest v1.1 revision, which includes improved terminals and the new CEM 5.1 female connector.

The 12VHPWR cable that is provided with your Seasonic power supply is rated at 600 W. This means the maximum allowable power pull from the power supply by the VGA can be up to 600 W. If your VGA is very power usage intensive, then please consider power supplies that are rated at 750 W and higher. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series has brought next generation gaming to our beloved PCs, but it has also brought a new connector. As well as some teething issues to boot. With the CableMod 12VHPWR Angled Adapters, things just got a whole lot easier. What Does The CableMod 12VHPWR Angled Adapter Do? Oct. 24 The first report of a melted 12HPWR connector is posted on the Nvidia sub-reddit. The GPU appears to be a Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC using an Nvidia-branded 12VHPWR adapter cable. Both Nvidia and Gigabyte reach out to the owner who reports a replacement card has been received. A second report of a melted dongle is received as well on that day with damage to the adapter cable and an Asus RTX 4090 TUF Gaming OC Edition occurring. The Reddit post immediately goes viral on the high-profile graphics card with many assuming the new connector to be at fault. NOTE: Please refer to product dimensions as well as the chosen variant to ensure compatibility with your graphics card before purchasing. As previously touched on, there are a number of CableMod 12VHPWR Angled Adapter models available. Firstly, you can choose between a 90-degree or 180-degree model. These are then also split into two variants, Variant A and Variant B. Their primary difference is how the 16-pin connector is orientated. Variant A has the 16-pin header above the side-band pins, whilst Variant B is the other way around.He continued: "I know we’re not only the only ones being told to do this, as I’ve already seen renders of power supplies out there with two of the 12VHPWR connectors on the modular interface when using a one-to-one 12VHPWR cable. And there have been discussions about adding a second 12VHPWR connector to the ATX 3.0 test plan.” Your power supply must have 2x free PCIe connectors available where the Seasonic 12VHPWR’s 2x PCIe connectors can plug into. BOTH 2x8 Pin PCIe connectorsof the 12VHPWR must be connected into the power supply. The CableMod 12VHPWR 180 Degree Angled Adapter comes in two variants, making sure there’s a solution for graphics cards no matter which 12VHPWR power port orientation they have. For those who prefer a more traditional cable layout, a 90 Degree Angled Adapter, which routes the cable below the graphics card, is also available.

Nov. 18 After weeks of mostly silence, Nvidia finally issues a statement that it has received 50 known reports of melted connectors and after analyzing the returned cables, has largely found improper insertion to be the likely cause, according to a report by Gamers Nexus. The company also poured cold water on building concern that use of third-party 12VHPWR cables would void warranties. The company told Gamers Nexus EIC Stephen Burke that it would honor warranties related to the issues and would expedite the RMA process. While improper insertion would indicate user error during installation of the the cards is to blame, Nvidia also told Gamers Nexus it is looking at ways to improve the connectors that was homologated by the PCI-SIG. For as long as I can remember, I've had love of all things tech, spurred on, in part, by a love of gaming. I began working on computers owned by immediate family members and relatives when I was around 10 years old. I've always sought to learn as much as possible about anything PC, leading to a well-rounded grasp on all things tech today. In my role at PCMag, I greatly enjoy the opportunity to share what I know.No matter which variant you choose, this 12VHPWR 90 Degree Angled Adapter looks great with its sleek styling and unobtrusive design. Available in multiple colors, there’s sure to be an adapter that matches the theme of your build. Feb. 2023 Intel releases a minor update to the ATX 3.0 spec that recommends that power supply vendors use internal connections using spring-type rather than dimple-type connections. Intel said it did this as the suggestion of connection companies themselves as the spring-type design offers more surface area. The different connection recommendation, however, does not mandate it for all, and older dimple-style connectors can continued to be used if a power supply vendor chooses to. Existing power supplies using dimple-style connectors also do not need to be replaced—they work as expected if inserted correctly. Oct. 25 Former HardOCP editor Kyle Bennett reports AMD’s upcoming RDNA3 GPUs will not use the 12VHWPR connector in its reference designs. Neither Bennett, nor his sources at AMD indicate when the design decision was made to skip 12VHPWR. With this fast-moving, confusing, and also very serious situation, PCWorld has decided to round up the facts youneed to know to help separate fact from fiction. Nvidia officials have declined to comment while it investigates, but the latest development seem to point to bad 12VHPWR adapter cables. There’s also the possibility that not fully inserting the cable may cause increased resistance and enough heat to melt the connectors. We’ll update this story as new information is released.